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DIASPORIC VALUES // Part II
DIASPORIC VALUES // Part II
August 15, 2015
DIASPORIC VALUES // Part II
Brushstrokes: Word’s Worth
A poster that reads, "Female condom is a polyurethane sheath that has a flexible ring at both ends. It is approximately 3 inches wide and 7 inches long. Its efficacy is known to be around 79-95%. It reduces the risk of STI and HIV transmission." In the background is an image of a dictionary and a condom with a female face."
Brushstrokes: Word’s Worth

[slideshow_deploy id=’6411′] In a culture where sex is depicted all over media messaging, it’s funny how the word itself is…
By Curated Content
August 15, 2015
Brushstrokes: Word’s Worth
August 1, 2015
DIASPORIC VALUES // Part I
Brushstrokes: Sexuality Fundas
Orange text against a black background containing information that busts the myth that homosexuality is abnormal
Brushstrokes: Sexuality Fundas

[slideshow_deploy id=’6406′] How many of us know not to use regular soap to wash our genitals? How many know that…
By TARSHI
August 1, 2015
Brushstrokes: Sexuality Fundas
Brushstrokes: Songs of Selfies
Cut-outs of selfies of various people stuck on a yellow wall. On the top is pasted in black cut-out paper, "Exhibiting the self". Cut-outs of music symbols are pasted in between the selfies.
Brushstrokes: Songs of Selfies

[slideshow_deploy id=’6357′] The songs of selfies played its colourful tune, with selfies coming out as musical notes from the gramophone kept…
By Curated Content
July 15, 2015
Brushstrokes: Songs of Selfies
A woman giving birth naturally in water at home
A woman giving birth in water. Her hair is tied in a pony tail, and she is wearing a pink bra.
A woman giving birth naturally in water at home

[slideshow_deploy id=’6238′] While the field of reproductive health has been upgraded and equipped with the latest technology of the 21st…
By Curated Content
July 1, 2015
A woman giving birth naturally in water at home
TROPES VS WOMEN IN VIDEO GAMES
TROPES VS WOMEN IN VIDEO GAMES
July 1, 2015
TROPES VS WOMEN IN VIDEO GAMES
Brushstrokes
Picture of three women standing in line, dressed in various bright clothing.
Brushstrokes

[slideshow_deploy id=’6065′] The following photographs question our notions of beauty and an ‘ideal’ body. Rahul Saharan shot a series of…
By Curated Content
June 1, 2015
Brushstrokes
Channel 4 presents a new kind of pop artist
Channel 4 presents a new kind of pop artist
June 1, 2015
Channel 4 presents a new kind of pop artist
Babul by Breakthrough
Photo of a young female child in a white dress, saying 'who will melt my chains
Babul by Breakthrough

Breakthrough’s video – Babul – is a beautifully shot, stirring music video that explores the reality of domestic violence behind…
By Breakthrough
May 1, 2015
Babul by Breakthrough
Brushstrokes
Photo of a lesbian couple, one of them dressed in Indian bridal clothes and the other dressed in Western bridal clothes
Brushstrokes

[slideshow_deploy id=’5886′] In India, non-heterosexual couples cannot openly celebrate their love and their relationships or form families. However, Indians living…
By Curated Content
May 1, 2015
Brushstrokes
Brushstrokes: Sigmund Freud on Homosexuality
Picture of a letter written in Sigmund Freud's handwriting
Brushstrokes: Sigmund Freud on Homosexuality

[slideshow_deploy id=’5774′] The most common jab taken at someone who is not heteronormative is that they are insane, and need…
By Curated Content
April 1, 2015
Brushstrokes: Sigmund Freud on Homosexuality
Brushstrokes: Seeing Through The Bold Strokes of Amrita Sher-Gil
Painting of women sitting on the ground cross legged. One is rubbing the back of another. They are all looking solemn.
Brushstrokes: Seeing Through The Bold Strokes of Amrita Sher-Gil

[slideshow_deploy id=’5490′] To some Amrita Sher-Gil is the ‘Indian Frida Kahlo’. This month we feature five of her paintings which show women…
By Curated Content
March 1, 2015
Brushstrokes: Seeing Through The Bold Strokes of Amrita Sher-Gil
Video Page: Astitva
Video Page: Astitva
March 1, 2015
Video Page: Astitva
It Takes A Community To Protect A Child
A cartoon sketch showing a community of people belonging to various ages and genders - two women in sarees, one girl child, one male child sitting in a wheelchair, and four adult men - holding up placards with various solgans about child protection
It Takes A Community To Protect A Child

[slideshow_deploy id=’5400′] TULIR uses these posters in their advocacy work to prevent sexual violence against children. These posters address children…
By TULIR CPHCSA
February 15, 2015
It Takes A Community To Protect A Child
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